Hitchhiking from Frankfurt to Hamburg

About 9 h 11 min of hitchhiking — roughly 583 km in 5 ride(s), including about 3 h 21 min of waiting by the road. These figures come from rides hitchhikers logged on this map, not from an estimate.

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Step by step

1. Get from Frankfurt to Shell — 2.6 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
2. Hitch 22.4 km (14 min) from Shell to Gräfenhausen Ost. Expect around 40 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
3. Hitch 44.5 km (27 min) from Gräfenhausen Ost to Friedrichsdorf. Expect around 30 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
4. Hitch 210.0 km (2 h 06 min) from Friedrichsdorf to A7 Göttingen Ost. Expect around 51 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
5. Hitch 182.4 km (1 h 49 min) from A7 Göttingen Ost to Allertal-Ost. Expect around 46 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
6. Hitch 124.0 km (1 h 14 min) from Allertal-Ost to 53.51546, 9.92076. Expect around 34 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
7. Get from 53.51546, 9.92076 to Hamburg — 6.5 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Solid spot to reach the high way south or westwards. Quit some local traffic though. Waited 30 minutes until someone brought me q0 kilometers south to petrol station Gräfenhausen on the A5. Spot is in walking distance from frankfurt main train station (30 min).”
― Anonymous, 2023-03-30 · Shell

“Not too bad for going South out of Frankfurt. Definetly ask around at the petrol pumps as drivers are going quite fast on the road and will struggle to stop.”
― saundy, 2025-04-15 · Shell

“Pretty good to go south out of Frankfurt. There’s a lot of space for cars to stop right before the entrance to the gasstation. Stood there with a sign „Darmstadt“ and eventually someone took me there. Asking around the gasstation didn’t work for me here as most people stayed in Frankfurt”
― Liane, 2026-02-13 · Shell

“not so much traffic on a saturday afternoon but still found a ride towards gießen in about 15mins.”
― Anonymous, 2018-10-07 · Gräfenhausen Ost

“Almost everyone here is going to Frankfurt. There is a restaurant with very nice stuff, free boiled water if you ask and even I could sleep inside the building ;)”
― Micho, 2015-08-22 · Gräfenhausen Ost

“On weekend I only came by bus to the market (or post) of Gräfenhausen and had to walk maybe 30 minutes to the gas station (no big problem - its a nice walk).Got a ride from there to the next gas station (after Frankfurt) and then direct to Leipzig.”
― Dynamo, 2014-03-27 · Gräfenhausen Ost

“Most People are going to Frankfurt Airport, so it takes some time to catch a ride somewhere else.”
― Ilovefahrtwind, 2013-03-26 · Gräfenhausen Ost

“Not the best, but a good spot”
― Alexan, 2012-08-31 · Gräfenhausen Ost

“Perfect spot in direction North”
― SuperRoger, 2012-10-08 · Gräfenhausen Ost

“+1 on the frankfurt airport problem. took about 45mins to get a ride to kassel”
― Anonymous, 2014-06-10 · Gräfenhausen Ost

Nearby city guides

• Hitchhiking in Frankfurt
• Hitchhiking in Hamburg

Waiting times and distances are averages from community-logged rides. Travel time assumes 100 km/h in a car and 5 km/h walking. They are not guarantees.